Levels of Processing and memory The aim of the experiment is to investigate (a) whether level of processing (IV1) affects memory for words‚ (b) whether the intention to learn (IV2) has an effect upon memory and whether an effect of level of processing on memory for words is dependent upon intentionality of learning (IV1xIV2)‚ i.e. Is there an interaction effect? Levels of Processing is an influential theory of memory proposed by Craik and Lockhart (1972) which rejected the idea of the dual store
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Phillip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment: Ethical or not? Chase Clark University of Massachusetts‚ Lowell Abstract The research conducted in this paper consists of solely the Stanford Prison Experiment‚ which was originally conducted by the social psychologist‚ Phillip G. Zimbardo. This experiment replicated a real prison that took students to participate in it. Students role-played the prisoners themselves‚ and prison guards. It was conducted in the basement of the psychology department
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Stanford Prison Experiment P R E S E N T E D B Y: J O N AT H A N‚ V I N E E T H ‚ J A K E ‚ R O H I T The Purpose? Psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or a prison guard How would being placed in a position of power or weakness affect one’s actions and mental state? Who Was In Charge? A team of researchers led by Professor Phillip Zimbardo conducted the experiment at Stanford University on students Subjects Involved 24 male students were prison guards and prisoners in a mock
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The Aim of the experiment: In this experiment I will investigate the relationship between the concentration of the hydrochloric acid and the rate of a reaction. To find this out I will react different concentration of hydrochloric acid and magnesium‚ from there I will monitor the gas (hydrogen) produced and analyse the results. Prediction: I predict the higher the molarity of the hydrochloric acid the faster the rate of reaction therefore the quicker the gas will be produced in the specific
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In this experiment we are going to describe stress and prove how can a prolonged exposition to it have a negative impact on memory. The definition of stress used in this experiment is: difficulty one suffers that causes worry‚ emotional tension or loss of concentration. The reason why this topic has been chosen is because stress is a part of nowadays‚ hectic society and it has a very noticeable effect on people’s performance‚ in either work or daily life. The outcome of this experiment could be
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This assignment called for me to pick three out of four sensory experiments to conduct and then record my reaction to each experiment. The three experiments I chose to conduct are number one- the sandpaper experiment‚ number three- the index cards and flashlight experiment and number four- the water in bowls experiment. While conducting each of these three experiments I was surprised by the results of each of them. Experiment Number One: I rubbed my finger on the piece of coarse sandpaper and
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Introduction The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a fast growing plant and is used commonly in experiments due to its easy testability. It can grow in a variety of conditions and is easy to see the effects of different treatments. The idea of the treatment that we applied to our bean plants came from our class and scientific papers that help back our experiment. Examining many studies on the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on a variety of plants helped us better understand what the fertilizer was
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expect the place to be so crowded. I hoped the large number of people there would result in a wide variety of reactions. I began the exercise with a feeling of extreme nervousness. This was the same feeling that caused me to delay trying this experiment until the Saturday before it was due. The large number of people shopping that afternoon didn’t serve to make me feel any more comfortable. I was embarrassed because I didn’t want people to see me acting in a way that I didn’t feel was normal
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calcium carbonate. 0.00680 moles CaCO3 x 100 g CaCO3 1 mole CaCO3 = 0.68g CaCO3 Show the calculation of the percent yield. Actual yield/Theoretical yield x 100 (0.5/0.68) x 100 = 73.5% Conclusion: The objectives of this experiment are to predict the amount of product produced in a precipitation reaction using stoichiometry‚ to accurately measure the reactants and products of the reaction‚ to determine the actual yield vs. the theoretical yield and to calculate the percent
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The aim of the experiment was to examine the effects that having a rich lipid diet had on the CHO and fat metabolism during the prolonged exercise. The data shows that at rest the body was in a heavy fat metabolism and when exercise started there was a shift of metabolism from fat to CHO. After thirty minutes‚ the metabolism shifted back to a primary metabolism of fat. Examining the data from this experiment to other studies showed a similar result. Frielander‚ Casazza‚ Horning‚ Buddinger‚ and Brooks
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